Hunsett Windmill

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hunsett Drainage Mill
Windmill
Hunsett Drainage Mill
Country	England
State	Norfolk
Region	East of England
District	North Norfolk
Municipality	Stalham

Location	River Ant near Stalham

Founded	1860
Owner	Privately Owned

Visitation	Not open to the Public

Hunsett Windpump within Norfolk
Map Ref: TG364239

Hunsett Windpump is located on the east bank of the River Ant one mile north of Barton Broad in the English county of Norfolk. The Windmill is 1.2 miles south west of the town of Stalham.^[1]

[edit] Description

The Windmill was built in 1860 and is constructed of red bricks. The mill has a White boat shaped cap sails and a fantail.^[2] The windpump once ran two scoop wheels. The tower had four patent sails. It was restored around c. 1970 along with the mill house and is privately owned. Hunsett wimdpump is probably the most photographed windmill on the Broads appearing as it does on most postcards. This is due to its chocolate box picture setting. The Mill is quite hard to get to, being at the Northern end of the Norfolk Broads network and it has no road access.

[edit] History

Major damage was caused to the sails of the windmill in the Great storm of 1987,^[3] which resulted in one of the sails being completely replaced with wood especially shipped all the way from Canada. On 5 May 2007 another storm caused the fan to be torn of the fanstage.

[edit] References

^ OS Explorer Map OL40” – The Broads. ISBN 0-319-23769-9.
^ The Norfolk Windmill Trust, Windmills to Visit Guide. 3rd Edition 1982. Page 12, The Morris Printing Co Ltd 57-61 Pitt Street Norwich, Location Details and Description
^ Recollection of David McCormick - 8th November 2007 from the Norfolk Mills Website